Christo POPOV
Character Introduction
Christo Popov (French: Christo Popov, born March 8, 2002) is a French male badminton player.
In April 2017, Popov represented France at the European Youth Badminton Championships held in Milu, where he helped the host French team win the team championship.
In August 2018, Popov, along with his brother Toma Junior Popov, won his first senior international title in men’s doubles at the Bulgarian Badminton Open by defeating Chen You-Lin and Lin Bing-Wei of Chinese Taipei 2-1 (17-21, 21-7, 21-17) in the final. In September of the same year, he represented France at the European Youth Badminton Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he helped the French team win the mixed team title again. Additionally, he won a silver medal in men’s singles, losing 0-2 (7-21, 14-21) to the second seed and teammate Arnaud Merkle in the final.
In October 2019, Popov reached the semi-finals at the World Youth Badminton Championships, becoming the first French player to medal at the event. He ultimately lost 0-2 (8-21, 11-21) to Kunlavut Vitidsarn, who was seeking a third consecutive title, and finished as the runner-up.
Equipment Used
ASTROX 99 PRO;75TH 65Z2;SHB65Z3MEX;SHB65Z3 C-90;10505EX;10442;10447EX/20641EX;
Major Achievement
- 2024 Spanish Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Semi-Finalist
- 2024 All England Badminton Open Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2024 German Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2024 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Runner-Up
- 2023 European Games Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-Up
- 2023 European Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
- 2023 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-Up
- 2022 Orleans Masters Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
- 2022 Dutch Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2022 Ukrainian Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2021 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-Up
- 2021 Spanish Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Semi-Finalist
- 2020 European Badminton Championships Men’s Team Bronze Medalist
- 2019 Italian Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
- 2019 Italian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-Up
- 2019 World Youth Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-Up
- 2018 European Youth Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-Up
- 2018 European Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2018 Bulgarian Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 European Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion